EP0118643B1 - Kathodenanordnung für Gerät zum Niederschlagen durch Glimmentladung - Google Patents
Kathodenanordnung für Gerät zum Niederschlagen durch Glimmentladung Download PDFInfo
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- EP0118643B1 EP0118643B1 EP83307893A EP83307893A EP0118643B1 EP 0118643 B1 EP0118643 B1 EP 0118643B1 EP 83307893 A EP83307893 A EP 83307893A EP 83307893 A EP83307893 A EP 83307893A EP 0118643 B1 EP0118643 B1 EP 0118643B1
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L31/00—Semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiation and specially adapted either for the conversion of the energy of such radiation into electrical energy or for the control of electrical energy by such radiation; Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment thereof or of parts thereof; Details thereof
- H01L31/18—Processes or apparatus specially adapted for the manufacture or treatment of these devices or of parts thereof
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01J—ELECTRIC DISCHARGE TUBES OR DISCHARGE LAMPS
- H01J37/00—Discharge tubes with provision for introducing objects or material to be exposed to the discharge, e.g. for the purpose of examination or processing thereof
- H01J37/32—Gas-filled discharge tubes
- H01J37/32009—Arrangements for generation of plasma specially adapted for examination or treatment of objects, e.g. plasma sources
- H01J37/32018—Glow discharge
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- C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
- C23—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT; DIFFUSION TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL; INHIBITING CORROSION OF METALLIC MATERIAL OR INCRUSTATION IN GENERAL
- C23C—COATING METALLIC MATERIAL; COATING MATERIAL WITH METALLIC MATERIAL; SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALLIC MATERIAL BY DIFFUSION INTO THE SURFACE, BY CHEMICAL CONVERSION OR SUBSTITUTION; COATING BY VACUUM EVAPORATION, BY SPUTTERING, BY ION IMPLANTATION OR BY CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION, IN GENERAL
- C23C16/00—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes
- C23C16/44—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating
- C23C16/50—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges
- C23C16/505—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using radio frequency discharges
- C23C16/509—Chemical coating by decomposition of gaseous compounds, without leaving reaction products of surface material in the coating, i.e. chemical vapour deposition [CVD] processes characterised by the method of coating using electric discharges using radio frequency discharges using internal electrodes
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)
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US06/452,224 US4513684A (en) | 1982-12-22 | 1982-12-22 | Upstream cathode assembly |
US452224 | 1982-12-22 | ||
US549054 | 1983-11-07 | ||
US06/549,054 US4483883A (en) | 1982-12-22 | 1983-11-07 | Upstream cathode assembly |
Publications (2)
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EP0118643A1 EP0118643A1 (de) | 1984-09-19 |
EP0118643B1 true EP0118643B1 (de) | 1989-03-29 |
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EP83307893A Expired EP0118643B1 (de) | 1982-12-22 | 1983-12-22 | Kathodenanordnung für Gerät zum Niederschlagen durch Glimmentladung |
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US (1) | US4483883A (de) |
EP (1) | EP0118643B1 (de) |
JP (1) | JPS59155124A (de) |
KR (1) | KR840007320A (de) |
AU (1) | AU2245783A (de) |
BR (1) | BR8307045A (de) |
CA (1) | CA1248210A (de) |
DE (1) | DE3379509D1 (de) |
ES (2) | ES8603114A1 (de) |
IN (1) | IN159704B (de) |
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DE3316693A1 (de) * | 1983-05-06 | 1984-11-08 | Leybold-Heraeus GmbH, 5000 Köln | Verfahren zum herstellen von amorphen kohlenstoffschichten auf substraten und durch das verfahren beschichtete substrate |
US4678679A (en) * | 1984-06-25 | 1987-07-07 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | Continuous deposition of activated process gases |
US4568437A (en) * | 1984-12-28 | 1986-02-04 | Rca Corporation | Method and apparatus for forming disilane |
DE3706482A1 (de) * | 1986-02-28 | 1987-09-03 | Politechnika Warszawska | Verfahren und vorrichtungen zur herstellung von diffusionsoberflaechenschichten auf metallenen werkstuecken durch glimmentladung |
US4735633A (en) * | 1987-06-23 | 1988-04-05 | Chiu Kin Chung R | Method and system for vapor extraction from gases |
US4870030A (en) * | 1987-09-24 | 1989-09-26 | Research Triangle Institute, Inc. | Remote plasma enhanced CVD method for growing an epitaxial semiconductor layer |
GB2264957B (en) * | 1992-03-12 | 1995-09-20 | Bell Communications Res | Deflected flow in a chemical vapor deposition cell |
DE4324320B4 (de) * | 1992-07-24 | 2006-08-31 | Fuji Electric Co., Ltd., Kawasaki | Verfahren und Vorrichtung zur Herstellung einer als dünne Schicht ausgebildeten fotovoltaischen Umwandlungsvorrichtung |
TW200703672A (en) * | 2004-11-10 | 2007-01-16 | Daystar Technologies Inc | Thermal process for creation of an in-situ junction layer in CIGS |
US20060096536A1 (en) * | 2004-11-10 | 2006-05-11 | Daystar Technologies, Inc. | Pressure control system in a photovoltaic substrate deposition apparatus |
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EP0118644A1 (de) * | 1982-12-22 | 1984-09-19 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | Kathodenanordnung für Gerät zum Niederschlagen durch Glimmentladung |
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GB1550853A (en) * | 1975-10-06 | 1979-08-22 | Hitachi Ltd | Apparatus and process for plasma treatment |
US4226897A (en) * | 1977-12-05 | 1980-10-07 | Plasma Physics Corporation | Method of forming semiconducting materials and barriers |
US4282267A (en) * | 1979-09-20 | 1981-08-04 | Western Electric Co., Inc. | Methods and apparatus for generating plasmas |
US4262631A (en) * | 1979-10-01 | 1981-04-21 | Kubacki Ronald M | Thin film deposition apparatus using an RF glow discharge |
JPS5934421B2 (ja) * | 1979-11-29 | 1984-08-22 | 住友電気工業株式会社 | 薄膜製造法 |
CA1159012A (en) * | 1980-05-02 | 1983-12-20 | Seitaro Matsuo | Plasma deposition apparatus |
US4400409A (en) * | 1980-05-19 | 1983-08-23 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | Method of making p-doped silicon films |
EP0060651B1 (de) * | 1981-03-16 | 1986-07-30 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | Vorrichtung mit einer Kathode zum kontinuierlichen Niederschlagen eines amorphen Materials |
JPS5833829A (ja) * | 1981-08-24 | 1983-02-28 | Toshiba Corp | 薄膜形成装置 |
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- 1983-11-07 US US06/549,054 patent/US4483883A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1983-12-14 IN IN840/DEL/83A patent/IN159704B/en unknown
- 1983-12-15 AU AU22457/83A patent/AU2245783A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1983-12-20 CA CA000443737A patent/CA1248210A/en not_active Expired
- 1983-12-21 ES ES528255A patent/ES8603114A1/es not_active Expired
- 1983-12-21 KR KR1019830006056A patent/KR840007320A/ko not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1983-12-21 BR BR8307045A patent/BR8307045A/pt unknown
- 1983-12-21 JP JP58241830A patent/JPS59155124A/ja active Granted
- 1983-12-22 EP EP83307893A patent/EP0118643B1/de not_active Expired
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EP0118644A1 (de) * | 1982-12-22 | 1984-09-19 | Energy Conversion Devices, Inc. | Kathodenanordnung für Gerät zum Niederschlagen durch Glimmentladung |
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AU2245783A (en) | 1984-06-28 |
ES544758A0 (es) | 1987-08-01 |
KR840007320A (ko) | 1984-12-06 |
BR8307045A (pt) | 1984-07-31 |
DE3379509D1 (en) | 1989-05-03 |
US4483883A (en) | 1984-11-20 |
JPS59155124A (ja) | 1984-09-04 |
CA1248210A (en) | 1989-01-03 |
JPH0576173B2 (de) | 1993-10-22 |
ES528255A0 (es) | 1985-12-01 |
ES8707630A1 (es) | 1987-08-01 |
EP0118643A1 (de) | 1984-09-19 |
ES8603114A1 (es) | 1985-12-01 |
IN159704B (de) | 1987-06-06 |
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